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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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